It is well-known that Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, together with Order 66, practically destroyed the Jedi solely in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, however Star Wars has since revealed that the Jedi Order confronted a large risk lengthy earlier than that—and it did not look something like that assault.
Of all of the occasions in the Star Wars timeline, Order 66 is maybe essentially the most defining for the Jedi. In any case, this introduced an finish to the Jedi Order as we knew it (and it nonetheless hasn’t actually been restored, generations later), and the Jedi very practically went extinct. But, this downfall did not occur unexpectedly.
Quite the opposite, the Jedi Order suffered cracks and fissures for years, slowly stepping away from what the establishment had as soon as been and towards the flawed Order that may crumble within the prequels. Set 100 years earlier than that, The Acolyte explored what these earlier flaws seemed like and recognized the stunning manner the Order practically fell a century earlier than.
A Child Nearly Introduced The Jedi Down
The Acolyte facilities on a mysterious battle between a group of Jedi and the Witches of Brendok, a number of years earlier than the present is ready. Initially, all that’s identified is that this ended with the witches’ deaths. All through the present, it’s revealed that the battle started with the Jedi wanting to check twins Osha and Mae within the Power.
When Mae is being examined, Grasp Indara and Grasp Sol ask about her facial marking, and he or she explains that she obtained it throughout Ascension, a ceremony through which she swore her loyalty to the coven. Sadly, as little children usually do, Mae misspoke in a manner that made the state of affairs sound alarming.
Particularly, Mae instructed the Jedi, “Mama mentioned, ‘Everybody should stroll by concern. Everybody should be sacrificed to satisfy their future.'” In actuality, Mom Aniseya had mentioned, “Ascension is about strolling by concern. It’s about sacrificing part of your self. The ability of many, as an alternative of the ability of 1.”
Sarcastically, what Mom Aniseya truly mentioned aligns with a lot of what the Jedi educate by way of letting go of attachments and concern and performing selflessly. Due to this phrasing, nevertheless, the Jedi believed that the witches had been going to trigger the women hurt, which led to the bloody battle that worn out the witches.
In flip, this led to Mae’s killing spree years later, Osha being framed as a Jedi killer, and the Republic Senate being on the point of discovering the reality about what the Jedi had finished. Senator Rayencourt specifically was pushing for an investigation into the Jedi, which, had it uncovered this fact, might have been the Jedi Order’s undoing.
In that sense, one incident of a kid misspeaking practically introduced down the Jedi Order 100 years earlier than the prequels, which actually simply goes to indicate how flawed and fragile the Jedi already had been at that time.
The Jedi Have been All the time A Lot Extra Unstable Than They Appeared
Though this depiction of the Jedi Order as flawed and fragile was one of many controversies about The Acolyte, this was truly one thing we knew previous to the present. The Jedi maintained a popularity because the peacekeepers and secure protectors of the galaxy, however that wasn’t precisely the case, at the least not within the time main as much as the prequels.
Quite the opposite, by the prequel period, the Jedi had pulled again from their temples throughout the galaxy, as an alternative centralizing on Coruscant. Along side this transfer, which proved controversial for some who felt deserted by the Jedi, the Order turned far more entangled in politics and warfare; this was a key a part of their downfall.
It could be a tricky capsule to swallow, notably as a result of Vernestra Rwoh’s cover-up in the Acolyte ending feels so underhanded, however, in actuality, The Acolyte solely additional exemplified the failings throughout the Jedi Order that Star Wars has elucidated many occasions earlier than.
The Acolyte
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- Launch Date
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2024 – 2024-00-00
- Showrunner
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Leslye Headland
- Administrators
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Leslye Headland, Alex Garcia Lopez
- Writers
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Leslye Headland, Charmaine De Grate, Kor Adana
